Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-05-27
TERRITORIAL ITEMS,

tracing for the coming crop of wheat
at 60 cents bushel.
The steamer Olympian made hel
second start for Alaska with a passen.
ger list OF eight persons.
James Roberts, foreman of a muck
gang at the tunnel, met with death
last week by large rock falling from
overhead, striking him on the back
and crushing him.
J. Powers, a laborer on the Seattle
and Eastern railway, had his head
caught between two logs, crushing his
jaw-bone and MASKING his face and
head in terrible manner. He died.
Official notice has been issued by
Louis Zeigler, Grand Master, that the
annual communication of the Grand
Masonic Lodge of Washington Terri
tory will be held at Vancouver on the
LIST of June.
The earning of the Northern Pacific
for April were nearly 100000 greater
than for the corresponding month last
year. This is largely due to the change
of tariff resulting from the interstate
commerce law.
Chas. Donovan has been appointed
Clerk of the Court at Whatcom, vice
]. F. Cass, fired. Mr.. Donovan was
formerly Auditor of the county, and
was defeated at the last election by
Hugh Eldridge. -
Mrs. Eta NJ. Draper, of Tacoma,
was Tuesday examined in the Probate
Court on the charge of insanity, and
upon the proper certificate was ordered
committed to the insane asylum at
Fort SteilacOom.
1t is reported that the Port Blakely
mill, few days ago, cut SIT ,273 feet of
lumber. Officers of the Tacoma mill
say tina. they hardly believed the
report, as the Blakely mill for about
a week past has been run on one side
only.
Following are the dimensions of the
barkentine lately launched at Blakely,
built for Capt. Paul and associates, of
San Francisco: Registered length,
1868 feet; registered breadth, 5.3
feet; registered depth, - feet. Gross,
tonnage, 6O9.88 registered tonnage,
1898 tons.
Hon. Rocky P. Earhart, OF Salem,
Ore, has received commission from
the most eminent Grand Master of the
Grand Encampment, Knights Tenn
plar of the United States to act as his
Deputy on the occasion of the organi-
zation of the grand commandery of
Washington Territory.
The General Association of the Con-
gregational churches of Oregon and
Washington Territory will be held at
Colfax, beginning June 10th next and
continuing three days. This will be
the first meeting of the association at
any point north of Snake river. Be-
tween Is and 100 delegates are expect
ed to be present.
Argus: Mr.. Silas H. MARBLE. living
in Jefferson county, on the shores Of
Hoods canal, nearly opposite Seabeck,
has discovered a ledge of rich silver
ore. Samples of the same have been
sent east to be assayed, which are rich
and promising. A Montana company
has undertaken, We learn, to drive a
tunnel one hundred feet into the
mountain, when, if the ore continues
as good as it is thus far, smelling works
will be erected.
A special train left Tacoma yester-
day morning for the front, where it
will meet Byron L. Smith, of Chicago,
w. X. Carlisle, of Wichita, Kansas.
and Isaac ]. Cox, of Ellensville. United
States Railroad Commissioners, to ex-
anime that portion of the Cascade
branch of the N. p. from Easton' to
the west portal of the tunnel, and from
Eagle Gorge to the 7S-mile post out
from Tacoma. The party is accom-
panied by General Anderson.
A special dispatch announces the
death of ]. Q. Spaulding, formerly of
Portland, by an accident to stage
coach near Pomeroy. Mr.. Spaulding
was for long time in the employ of
the old drug house of Hodge, Davis &
Co., OF Portland, but left there about
two years ago, locating with his family
at Dayton. He has been lately travel
ing through the northwest in the in
terest OF an eastern cutlery house.
Mr.. Frank J. Parker, editor OF the
Walla Walla Statesman, is q firm be-
lever in the resources and prospects,
of Washington Territory, and few men
have better knowledge of facts UPON
which to base belief. Mr.. Parker is
going to England to represent the Ter
ritory at the Exhibition there, and also
to encourage the better class of emil
grants to settle in Washington Terri
tory. 1t is his intention to establish
an International Bureau of Informa-
ton, so that intending settlers can OBJ
tain full and reliable information with
reference to all sections of the coun-
try. A real estate agency will be con-
nected with the Bureau.
The fine steamer Olympian has just
made the quickest time between Sitka,
Alaska, and Tacoma that has ever
been made. She arrived back about
10 Tuesday night with about thirty
passengers from the north. She left
Sitka ON Sunday evening and after
travelling twenty miles out Of her way
and landing at Fort Wrangle, she
reached Port Townsend from Sitka in
sixty-nine hours and Tacoma in
seventy-four hours, which is the fastest
time ever recorded between the two
points. The steamer is expected to
leave on Monday next for Alaska, and
there are now waiting at The Tacoma
several passengers for that point.